Mar 17, 2026, 4:06 PMIt’s been a while since I really used #obsidian so I setup a fresh vault. About 30 files, two small images in one file and only one plugin (minimal theme settings). The iOS app is laggy AF. It loads faster than I remember but scrolling docs is just plain laggy.
@greg Do you pay for sync? I avoided it for years, but it's what made it suck less on mobile.
Mar 17, 2026, 4:27 PM@webology not anymore. I did for about six months. How would that make it suck less?
@greg @webology My experience splits the difference between yours: paid sync has been far more reliable than iCloud, SyncThing, or Sync.com (faster, “smarter” merging updates, version safety net), but edits in the iOS app often don’t save completely despite explicitly saving the file and giving it time before exiting, hopeful line breaks, etc.
Every now and then, I’ll make edits either on macOS or iOS that mysteriously vanish and aren’t reflected in the sync history—but thankfully that’s rare.
Mar 17, 2026, 5:41 PM@mattrambles @webology if I continue with Obsidian I may retry their sync. I have 1 plugin. I had the lag before I installed that also.
@greg Yeah I don't use it much on iOS except for quick data entry for a morning workout.
Mar 17, 2026, 5:44 PM@curtismchale I really won’t be using it much on iOS except for an occasional review. I had hoped in my time away from it that it had gotten better. Sadly no.
@greg It works fine on my n200 linux tablet but my M1 iPadPro struggles sometimes. Clearly a limitation of the development environment/OS not processing power
@greg bizarre, I haven’t seen this behavior on either my old phone (iOS 18, 13mini) or new (iOS 26, 17) and my vault is thousands of files (and a number of plugins, and a basic but non standard theme). Albeit almost no images, I should see if I have any embedded ones to test out.
Mar 17, 2026, 6:51 PM@bitprophet are you on the TestFlight version? I am.
Mar 17, 2026, 6:52 PM#FutureNewman strikes again!